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It was you, wasn't it?

[ wherever he can track down Eichi (before he's presumably off to go ravish Akechi), Hikage finds him and stops him. His voice isn't accusatory; it's simply matter of fact.

The moment he looked at that leg, he knew. ]

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[ come hang out and drink with him, Belph!!

Night's fallen by the time they go back, of course; usually, he likes to sit outside, but he's gotten a little tired of the evening air and the garden scenery at this point. So tonight, instead, he comes to greet Belph with a bottle of sake and plans to go elsewhere. ]

Split this with me.

[ referring to the bottle, of course... ]

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... You should have just told me.

[ once they're back in their room, that's what he opens with. It's nice that she's got a prosthetic now, but he's still... worried? Is that what he is? Maybe. Maybe it's a little bit lonely that she doesn't have to rely on him for that, either. ]

Is it all right that Natsuo let everyone know?